Takeuchi TCR50 Operator's Manual page 86

TRANSPORT
Loading and Unloading
WARNING
The machine may roll or tip over or fall
while loading or unloading it. Take the
following precautions :
� Select a firm, level surface and
keep sufficient distance from road
shoulders.
� Use loading ramps of adequate
strength and size. Maintain the slope
of loading ramps within 15 degrees.
� Keep the truck bed and loading ramps
clean of oil, clay, ice, snow, and other
materials which can become slippery.
Clean the tracks.
� Never change course on the ramp.
� Do not raise and / or swing the dump
body on the ramps and truck bed. The
machine may tip over.
When loading or unloading the machine,
be sure to use ramps and following the
procedure below.
Fasten to the suspension fitting
Ramp
15° or less
Distance between ramps
1. Apply the truck's parking brake and place
stoppers against its tires.
2. Fasten the ramps securely to the truck
bed so that they will not come off. Set the
ramps to an angle of 15° or less.
3. Line up the center of the truck bed with
the center of the machine and the center
of the ramps with the center of the
crawlers.
4. Lower the engine speed.
5. Determine the direction on the ramps,
then slowly travel up or down the ramps
in 1st speed (low speed), following the
signals of a flagman.
6. Load the machine properly at the
prescribed position on the bed.
Refer to page 81 "Transporting Posture".
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